as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of land mine
Then Wednesday, five Thai soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion along the border, which kicked off the latest clash.
—
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 July 2025
As the sisters keep stepping on emotional land mines, director Nicole Kassell adopts a shakier handheld-camera style that underlines Meghann Fahy’s and Milly Alcock’s rawer performances.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Her parents were Polish immigrants, and her father, who ran a kosher butcher shop, had lost a leg to a land mine.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
Lebanon was issued a level 4 designation due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, unexploded land mines and the risk of armed conflict.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for land mine
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 July 2025
As the sisters keep stepping on emotional land mines, director Nicole Kassell adopts a shakier handheld-camera style that underlines Meghann Fahy’s and Milly Alcock’s rawer performances.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Her parents were Polish immigrants, and her father, who ran a kosher butcher shop, had lost a leg to a land mine.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
Lebanon was issued a level 4 designation due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, unexploded land mines and the risk of armed conflict.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for land mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
Noun
-
While the cinematic show in front of 70,000 fans went off without a hitch, some fans hopped online afterward to criticize La Flame’s punctuality.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
-
Another demo, intended to show robots loading laundry into a washer-dryer, meets a similar hitch twice in a row, when a Figure 02 drops a piece of laundry on the floor and is unable to pick it up.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
-
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
It’s also completely sold out on the Madewell website, so this is a rare snag.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
-
However, there remain several potential snags.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
For a novice member of the field, the coolest details of the event doubled as booby traps.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
-
Specialized teams were called to the scene to defuse booby traps in the residential building, city police said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share